First of all, notice that the third word of the title lacks an accent mark, rendering it English rather than French. This book (magazine?) (anthology?) has a simple plan: to show a single painting by a single artist — Peter Saul — to numerous poets, and solicit their poetic responses. One problem is the […]
Damien Hirst: The Complete Spot Paintings (Gagosian Gallery, W. 24th St.)
Thinking of Damien’s spot paintings, I recall five lines of a Beatles song: Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire; And though the holes were rather small, They had to count them all. Now they know how many holes It takes to fill the Albert Hall… Followed, of course, by the distinctive confession: […]
Painting Between Strangeness and Familiarity
No part of art can express any emotion if there is no some part of reality mixed into it, Emil Schumacher, the famous German painter; a representative of abstract expressionism in post-war Germany is reported to have said. Another German artist, Ruth Bisping, showcasing her work at the Cholamandal Cultural Center for Contemporary Art […]
Bhalla in painting exhibition
Jammu And Kashmir: Minister for Revenue, Raman Bhalla inaugurated 3-day painting exhibition of Sushma Sahni and Anup Gupta at Kala Kendra. Reading beautiful paintings, Bhalla said that Sushma Sahni’s artwork shows her love for her homeland. Notwithstanding she being hear & speak impaired, her longing for Kashmir finds expression in her paintings. Additional Secretary, Art, Culture […]
Two Paintings at the Colony Café
A woman named Michelle R. has two pieces in the art show at the Colony Café in Woodstock. Both are unframed, small canvases. One is entitled "Your Friend Till the End"; the second is "Spitting." They are simple paintings of demons. The first has a large grey hammer in the foreground, in front of a […]
Painting Competition
The Chhattisgarh Association for Creative Training Understanding & Studies (CACTUS), in collaboration with Jindal, has organized a NATIONAL PAINTING COMPETITION. Since 2003 ‘The Painting Competition’is organisd every year and receives good response & Participation. This year the‘Painting Competition’ is on the Theme HUM HINDUSTANI Aims & objective : The Competition is organized towards promoting and enhancing […]
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